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Letter ot the editor

Dear Editor, On August 16th I attended a Planning Board Meeting where homeowners living on or near Harvest Way off of Central Avenue stood in opposition to a rezoning of a Harvest Way parcel from R-1 to B-3 General Business. Most ... full story

Missing Vietnam Marine friend

(Editor’s note: Although originally not intended for publication, Mr. Reed has agreed to our publication of his request in hopes that his friend will be found.) Dear Judy, My name is Ben Reed and I am an assistant metro editor at The Advo ... full story

School parking

Dear Editor, I had the opportunity to take my daughter to school today after a dr. appointment. I found it quite amusing that ½ of the student parking lot sits empty. Could it be that the district tried to be too greedy and take from t ... full story

Scholarship appeal

Dear Community, What if you could help save the Summerville community $292,000 by investing $25? $292,000 is the average cost to taxpayers over the working life of each high school dropout, according to the Center for Labor Market Studies at Nort ... full story

Dead End Road

Dear Editor, The DOT and the Dorchester County Transportation Authority have succeeded in re-inventing Parlor drive and Old Fort Drive. Behind schedule and, I assume, way over budget by the many re-do’s that were done along the way. They have now ... full story

Trident United Way

Dear Editor, This letter is to express my full confidence in Trident United Way’s funding processes and decisions. As a citizen, current donor and former director (1996-2003) of an agency funded by United Way, I am familiar with their criter ... full story

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Please, someone enlighten me. When I went to school -- no snickering and cracks about dinosaurs -- we learned to read, we learned arithmetic, even fractions, with the teacher putting the problems on the chalkboard, we learned social s ... full story

Thanks to Bailey on immigration issues

Dear Judy, We tip our hat to Councilman Walter Bailey’s efforts on the immigration legislation, as well as the town weighing in on new fees that we already pay via tax money. It seems oftentimes that Walter’s common sense issues are a “Lone Voice ... full story

Letter to the Editor

Dear Ms. Watts, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Town Council and the Town Administration for responding to a plea from Summerville D.R.E.A.M. (Downtown Restoration, Enhancement and Management) and the merchants and ... full story

Letter to the Editor

Dear SJS Editors, In regards to last week’s front page story on the Palmetto House (“Palmetto House Out More Than $100K”), thank you for the opportunity to provide clarification for your readers. As with many non-profit organizations today, ... full story

TUW ends Scout funding

Dear Editor, In the spring of 2010, the Trident United Way (TUW) decided to stop using donations made from its general community fund raising campaign to support the Boy Scouts of America’s local council. Other United Way agencies in the council’s ... full story

Stop sidewalk construction

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of the 70 or more voting-age citizens who signed the petition against the proposed sidewalk construction on Woodward Boulevard in Corey Woods subdivision. I presented our petition to halt this construction before Sum ... full story

100th Birthday celebration

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, June 16th my mother Marjorie W. Cobun, celebrated her 100th birthday ! This letter is an enormous thank you to some special people in our community that cared enough to make reaching 100 very memorable. When I am at ... full story

Roadside savior

Dear Editor, I was traveling home on I-26 on Tuesday evening during the heavy rain when I lost control of my car. I lost control of my car by hydroplaning and went into a drop off on the right of the freeway. Moments later, I saw emergency l ... full story

Police officer’s human compassion

Dear Judy, I've heard it said you can tell a lot about a man by the way he treats his mother and the way he treats children. If that's true, the Summerville Police Department has some mighty fine officers. I witnessed them assist a mentally ... full story

Immigration discussion

Dear Editor, Victoria Middleton's letter was an excellent summary of the inherent dangers of the proposed immigration ordinance. She rightly warns of serious difficulties for landlords, employers, and law enforcement. The ordinance wou ... full story

Sign stolen from Summerville DREAM event

Judy, Apparently, at this last Third Thursday (while I was out on vacation) DREAM wound up having one of the A Frame signs that we set up on the street corners to advertise Third Thursday (as well as our other events) taken –perhaps during the eve ... full story

Hat’s off agains

Dear Editor, This is the second time I’ve had an occasion to applaud the emergency room at Summerville Medical Center… and I hope it’s my last! I’m sure your readers will understand that I would prefer not to go to the ER. The first time wa ... full story

Dorches ter County Supports Local Businesses

Dear Editor, Dennis Ashley’s Letter to the Editor of July 14, 2010 incorrectly states that Dorchester County does not support design firms in the County or local economic development. In February 2010, County Council passed Ordinance 10-04, ... full story